Lixian meteorite
Lixian is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in China in 2005. A total of 43 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Lixian
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2005
- Mass recovered
- 43 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 29.8517° N, 111.5983° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Lixian
- Changde H5 · 87 km away
- Huangling Iron, IVA · 159 km away
- Zhongxiang Iron · 173 km away
- Enshi H5 · 208 km away
- Jianshi Iron, IIIAB · 228 km away
- Fuhe L5 · 261 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Lake Murray United States · 1933
- Nenntmannsdorf Germany · 1872
- Raghunathpura India · 1986
- Smithsonian Iron · 1881
- Alkhamasin Saudi Arabia · 1973
- Cedartown United States · 1898